Minutes
and Show & Tell
Minutes
PRIDE CITY QUILT GUILD
Minutes – September 16, 2024
The meeting was called to order at 9:32am by Jill Jespersen.
Request was made to silence all phones.
- Attendance: 56 Members and 1 Guest
Fat Quarter drawing (Farm Animals): Gale Miller
- Next month: Fall
Yard of fabric for wearing name tag drawing: Cynthia Ortiz-Fuentes
Minutes for August 19, 2024 are accepted as published.
In-house Raffle:
- Kaffe Fassett's pattern books and fabric – Patty Rodriguez
- Halloween patterns & fabric – Julie Racine
- Puzzle – Pat Montez
- Fall & Halloween Panels – Teresa Grice
- Bee bag & notions – Carolyn Baker
- Wanda pattern & Jelly roll – Peggy Gonzales
Programs:
Holly questioned what type of Tumbling Block program for 2025 group was interested in – woven.
- Today – Cathy Ortega will be showing group how to make fabric post cards
- October – Kari Nichols will give a presentation and class on panel quilts. No sewing machine needs to be brought in for class.
- November – Peggy Gonzales will get us started on a Mystery Quilt
- December – Holiday luncheon provided by Collette's. Please sign up and pay by November meeting - $6.00
- January – President's table with prizes for completed "Show and Tell" quilts throughout 2024.
Committee Reports:
Treasurer's Report: Pat Rotolo thanked Holly Vigil, Carol Clark & Mary Ellen Naughton for volunteering to help with the audit. As of the end of August, 2024 the balances in our accounts:
General Account – Start $10,106.79, End: 9,647.55
Quilt Show Account - $722.16 (no changes)
Raffle Account - $178.90 (no changes)
Hospitality (Kitchen): Cass Pearson encouraged members to bring their own personal cups for drinks.
Quilt Show: Cass Pearson welcomed new members to the committee – Diane May and Yvonne Cleaver. Committee will begin meeting in October. The featured quilter for 2025 is MaryKay Witte, and look forward to her display and celebrating her quilting journey. Show is April 3-12, 2025. Our take in date is April 1st, all at El Pueblo History Museum. We have agreed to increase our rent to $1,000, as we have paid $600 for the last 13 years. This year we will lose a portion of the International gallery – giving museum more freedom for field trips. We will need to make more stands to display more quilts in the Community Gallery. Guild will problem solve what sizes of quilts can be displayed in what areas. The committee's goal is to continue to display your quilts in the best possible fashion in a venue that compliments your quilts, is accessible to the public and let's our community and El Pueblo shine.
Love/Charity Quilts: Diane Sabus indicated more quilt kits are available for assembly; and to please return Ziploc bags for recycling. PCQG tags need to be turned under ¼" to prevent fraying. Diane also asked the fabric provided in the kits not to be switched out and to return any remaining squares not used. She would like all square that have been switched out to be returned. Naomi O'Neil's daughter turned in two additional charity quilts that had been in progress by Naomi.
Announcements:
Jill provided business cards for FtB Repair – Johnny Eisert, owner. He is a small engine and sewing machine repair shop. Mr. Eisert will come to your home for long arm repair.
Cathy Ortega presented two pillow cases completed by Barbara Bell, and four by Carol King were displayed.
Na-La's Quilt Shoppe in Fountain will be closing at the end of October. The Shoppe will be closed September 22-30 to prepare for the final sale starting Tuesday, October 1st. Nani will be joining First Stitches Sewing Store & Quilt Shop in Canon City starting in November.
Heart of Colorado-Fiber Arts Guild will have a brunch/luncheon, fashion show and boutique in Florence October 23, 2024. Ticket information is available on the web site https://www.heartofcoloradofiberartsguild.org
Jill reminded the guild that Stitcher's Garden is normally closed on Monday but is open on our guild meeting days.
Show-n-Tell
Respectfully submitted,
Diane May
Several members asked questions at the September meeting about how someone is nominated to receive a Quilt of Valor. See the discussion under Announcements.